Tarawa and most especially--Betio?

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

Not offhand but if you can get the book Utmost Savagery there are some good maps in there that take the battle day by day if I remember correctly.

Greg

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"There are times when a Corps Commander's life does not count"
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Carl, just tried few searches and although lots on Betio not any maps that I can see....But...thanks for bringing it up...now got more stuff to read...

Also, Im getting together some of the Norwegian fighting destroyer reports, all in document photocopies of photocopies etc stuff..Ill let you have em when Ive got em in some sort of sensible order.

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Check out this site. It has some maps.

Tarawa on the Web

Greg

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"There are times when a Corps Commander's life does not count"
-General Winfield Scott Hancock at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863

Thank you Greg--Urgh. The site Greg posted was a nice one--I went checking through there a bit--has what I needed as far as specific info--many thanks.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

Question already answered...Sorry about the belated message / post.

Check this site out for maps:

http://www.tarawaontheweb.org/map76.htm

[ 26. May 2003, 04:31 PM: Message edited by: Battery Steele ]

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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
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Thanks Greg for the interesting information about Tarawa;

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I have a few maps of Tarawa, Carl. I can photocopy them and I would gladly sent them to you. I just need a 'green light' from you. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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"A mon fils: depuis que tes yeux sont fermes les miens n’ont cessé de pleurir." - Mère française, Verdun

I have never read about it but wasn't the fighting around Tarawa Atoll done not only on Betio Island but others in the surrounding atoll as well? "Tarawa on the Web" doesn't mention any of this. Can anyone elaborate?

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